Sash-holder



(No Model.)

' J. H. WHITLOCK.

SASH HOLDER.

No. 335,262. Patented Feb. 2, 1836.

WUPE5555.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HOW'ARD WVHITLOOK, OEBREMOND, TEXAS.

SASH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,262, dated February 2, 1886.

Application filed May 19, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES HOWARD WHIT- LOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bremoud, in the county of Robertson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindow-Stops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in window-stops, the object of which is to provide a cheap, convenient, and durable device for supporting windows,which may be set in the sash, so as not to mar its looks. These objects I attain by means of the device illus trated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a view with the cover or plate removed.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

A is a catch, of any suitable material and of any desired size, preferably formed bowshaped, asshown. It has a suitable hole, o for a pivot-pin, 0, to support and turn the same. It is hung or pivoted so that the ends a a will alternately swing out of and into the sash, said ends being cut so as to be parallel with the edge of the sash when clear out.

B is a mortise in the inside of the sash, having openings Z) I) for the ends of the catch to project out, the back side being cut so as to leave or form shoulders I) b for the catch Serial No. 165,983. (No model.)

to rest against. WVhen one end is out, the opposite back side rests against the shoulder, and the extended end, in case of a strain, is supported against the points blb, thus making a perfectly safe and strong lock.

0 is a thumb belt or pivot extending into the window-sash and through the plate D, so as to turn back and forth the catch A, to which it is firmly secured.

D is a plate set in the sash so that its upper surface is placed on a level with the surface of the sash, and is secured in place by screws. Said plate has a hole to receive the pivot-pin c, said pin having a thumb-piece, C, on the inside, so as to turn the catch for holding the window either up or down, as desired, by resting the ends against the casing. Thus I have a device set in the sash, the thumb piece alone projecting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a window-stop, the combination ofa bowshaped catch, A, having ends a a and a hole, a'flof a plate, D, pivot thumb-piece O, and a sash, E, having a mortise, B, with openings Z) b", shoulders I)" If, and points 1) b all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAS. HOWARD \VHITLOCK.

Vitnesses:

J. H. SLAUGHTER,

O. P. THWEATT. 

